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Thank you both for your reply - it's encouraging to know that there are more ecologically-minded arborists out there than is first apparent! Who tend to be the major employers in this kind of sector - is it private companies, conservation charities or local authorities? I'm just trying to get a feel of what the field is like. I'll get in touch with some local estates and conservation groups and see what the options are. Thanks again.

Hi all, I'm new to ArbTalk so hopefully I'm posting this in the right place. I'm currently a student at Barony College, doing the second year in their Nat Dip Arboriculture course. Before this I was working in nature conservation, as a Ranger and a practical conservation worker before that. I've got a background in ecology but decided to pursue arb because my passion is definately for trees. Are there any arborists out here in the South-West of Scotland that practice arboriculture for conservation reasons? Either as part of a business that does conservation arboriculture, or who maybe work for a charity like the NTS or a Wildlife Trust and do arboriculture as part of that? If so I'd be interested in doing two months work experience, to see how arborculture can be used to conserve trees and thus the biodiversity associated with them... I'm willing to volunteer to gain this experience. I've currently got CS30+31, PA1+6, and hopefully I'll have my chipper ticket by Dec. I'm also doing climbing as part of the course, though I won't be certified before Christmas. Hopefully there's something out there! Thanks for reading